2009 News Archives

Financial Storms And A Capital Opportunity
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Jeb Mason ’99 thought his federal government duties might slow down as the George W. Bush presidential administration drew to a close last fall. But as the nation’s financial crisis grew graver, it became clear there would be no downturn for his responsibilities.
(12/29/2009)

Precautionary measures taken after acid leak
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Leakage of hydrochloric acid inside a sealed box at the J. Lindsay Embrey Engineering Building on the SMU campus resulted in the temporary evacuation of about 15 people from the building Tuesday morning.
(12/29/2009)

Mustang Scholars application deadline Jan. 15
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Seniors in the Dallas Independent School District may find an education at a nationally recognized, private university is more affordable than they thought — as SMU Mustang Scholars.
(12/29/2009)

Vicksburg Post: DOD honors SMU researcher
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SMU Professor Jason McKenna, also a senior research geophysicist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, has received the U.S. Department of Defense’s highest award for civilian career employees.
(12/28/2009)

Dallas News: Teaching without technology
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Mercedes Olivera column: 'But José Bowen's decision to strip classrooms of computers and encourage professors to "teach naked" – without high-tech presentations – has made him a household name in some quarters.'
(12/28/2009)

FW Star-Tele.: Feeling the lending pinch
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SMU banking expert Scott MacDonald talks about how small businesses have felt the pinch as banks have been extra careful in the wake of the financial industry’s near meltdown.
(12/28/2009)

NY Times: Hints of dark matter reported
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Physicists have been searching for dark matter — the substance that makes up most of the universe — for decades. Now an international collaboration of physicists working in an abandoned mine in Minnesota have announced there's a chance they may have spotted a glimpse of the subatomic particles.
(12/18/2009)

Books and CDs by SMU faculty for the holidays
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From a Latin Grammy-nominated musician’s interpretation of Bach’s Cello Suites, to a natty poetry professor’s guide to the pursuit of happiness, SMU faculty produced a wide variety of books and music CDs in 2009 that just might fill the 11th hour gaps in a holiday gift list.
(12/18/2009)

Oldest Christmas Card
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SMU is home to the oldest mass-produced Christmas card – dating back more than 160 years.
(12/17/2009)

Biz Journal: Cox ranks high for military value
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Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business recently was recognized as one of the top M.B.A. programs offering the best value for veterans and military personnel using the new GI Bill.
(12/17/2009)

Perkins names 2010 Distinguished Alum
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The Rev. Adam Hamilton, pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, has been named recipient of the 2010 Perkins Distinguished Alumnus Award by the Alumni/ae Council of Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.
(12/17/2009)

Gamasutra: Guildhall's 'Braveheart' project
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The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University has announced the upcoming debut of a student-designed game based on the 1995 Mel Gibson film 'Braveheart,' created in cooperation with Paramount Pictures.

H1N1 shots available
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H1N1 flu shots are now available on campus for students, faculty and staff.
(12/10/2009)

First Ladies talk about Christmas at the White House
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SMU alumna Jennifer Boswell Pickens spent three years tracking down every living first lady, a score of White House staffers, and hundreds of rare photographs for her first book, Christmas at the White House.
(12/10/2009)

Art teacher wins Moss/Chumley Award
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The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University has announced that Juliette McCullough is the recipient of the 2008 Moss/Chumley Artist Award.
(12/10/2009)

Understanding the universe's building blocks
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New high-energy particle research by a team working with data from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory further heightens the uncertainty about the exact nature of a key theoretical component of modern physics -- the massive fundamental particle called the Higgs boson.
(12/9/2009)

Attacking World Poverty
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SMU’s new Hunter and Stephanie Hunt Institute will attack world poverty through innovation.
(12/9/2009)

H1N1 flu vaccines available for students
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A limited supply of H1N1 vaccine is now available to SMU students. H1N1 vaccination clinics for students will be offered in the west wing of the Health Center.
(12/7/2009)

Ready For Some Football
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The Mustangs will play Nevada in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24, their first bowl in 25 years.
(12/7/2009)

FW Weekly: Geeks get respect
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Feature story about The Guildhall at SMU and the emergence of the highly profitable game industry.
(12/7/2009)

Visualize This!: Game development
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On December 4, 2009, Guildhall at SMU executive director Peter Raad was interviewed about game development in academia by Visualize This! for the Intel Software Network.
(12/7/2009)

Ready For Some Football
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The Mustangs will play in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24, their first bowl in 25 years.
(12/1/2009)

Houston Chron.: Bad grade for teacher ed
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David Chard, dean of SMU's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, talks about a report by The National Council on Teacher Quality that is critical of teacher education in Texas.
(11/24/2009)

Satirist Christopher Buckley talks with students
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Political novelist and satirist Christopher Buckley answered questions from SMU and high school students on November 17 at the Turner Construction Student Forum of the SMU’s Tate Lecture Series.
(11/19/2009)

Cross Country earns postseason awards
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The SMU Cross Country team continued to pick up national respect, as the team received multiple posteason honors from the U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday.
(11/19/2009)

NY Times: Prosthetics Gave Runner Unfair Edge, Report Says
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Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter from South Africa, was cleared to race against able-bodied athletes in the Beijing Olympics a year and a half ago. Now, however, a new study by researchers Peter Weyand and Matthew Bundle argues that his prosthetic legs may give him an unfair advantage after all.
(11/19/2009)

USA Today: Prosthetic legs give advantage
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The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-meter race, according to human performance researchers Peter Weyand of Southern Methodist University and Matthew Bundle of the University of Wyoming.
(11/18/2009)

WB33: Video game degrees on the rise
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Video games are the fastest growing entertainment industry. In just the last year, the number of colleges and universities offering gaming degrees increased by 27-percent. One of the leaders in the movement is right here in North Texas.
(11/16/2009)

USA Today: Time to reform athletics funding
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SMU President R. Gerald Turner and University System of Maryland Chancellor William E. Kirwan, co-chairs of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, write to USA Today about funding for college athletics.
(11/16/2009)

PRSSA chapter wins 3 national awards
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Southern Methodist University’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) won three Frederick H. Teahan Awards at the PRSSA National Conference held last week in San Diego.
(11/16/2009)

Eagle view of the Armendariz appointment to head EPA Region 6
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Don Henley talks about the appointment of SMU Engineering Professor Al Armendariz to head the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 6, which includes Texas, the nation's largest producer of industrial air pollution, and four other southwestern states.
(11/13/2009)

What's the best prescription for health care?
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As the debate over healthcare heats up, SMU’s political, ethical and religious experts are ready to offer opinion and analysis, from the management of a compromise to the moral and ethical issues involved.

(11/12/2009)

Following the race for Texas governor
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At least 10 contenders have announced they want to be the next governor of Texas, and no one knows the candidates, the issues - or public opinion - better than SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson.
(11/12/2009)

Keeping tabs on the Obama administration
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As President Obama grapples with a wide range issues and Republican opposition, we have professors who've been monitoring the situation and can offer expert commentary and analysis.
(11/12/2009)

The Bushes at SMU
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Former President and Mrs. Bush outlined the focus of their institute during speeches Thursday.
(11/12/2009)

Star-Telegram: Time to rebuild your portfolio
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Brian Bruce, an adjunct professor and Director of the ENCAP Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about rebuilding your retirement portfolio in the current economic climate.
(11/10/2009)

Digital Threads delves into social media
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Students learned about the rapidly evolving world of social media and their place in it at the third annual Digital Threads, presented by Meadows School of the Arts on November 5-6, 2009.

New mustangs' roles at football games defined
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SMU's two new mustangs, given to the University earlier this fall by the National Wild Horse Foundation with the support of Madeleine and T. Boone Pickens, will participate in their first official University duties at this weekend's SMU football game against Rice.
(11/6/2009)

WSJ: Voters confused by amendment language
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On Election Day 2009, Texans voted to modify the state's constitution - but that doesn't mean all voters were sure what they were approving, says SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson.
(11/4/2009)

SMU wins national data mining championship
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For the second year, SMU’s data mining team captured the national championship at the 2009 SAS Data Mining Shootout by solving a real-world business problem.
(11/2/2009)

Dallas News: New Meadows Plaza praised
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For three decades, from the late 1960s, a small but distinguished collection of modern sculptures used to welcome students to classes, studios and rehearsals at Southern Methodist University's Owen Fine Arts Center.
(11/2/2009)

Clements Book Prize
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Scandinavian Pekka Hämäläinen receives the Clements Prize for the Best Non-Fiction Book on Southwestern America.
(10/30/2009)

Blackwell receives geothermal award
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David Blackwell, SMU’s Hamilton professor of Geothermal Studies and one of the country’s foremost authorities on geothermal energy, was awarded the prestigious Joseph W. Aidlin Award at the annual meeting of the Geothermal Resources Council in early October.
(10/30/2009)

Digital Threads
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The third annual Digital Threads networking symposium at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts will focus on social media and career growth.
(10/30/2009)

Geothermal Lab awarded $5.25 million grant
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SMU's renowned Geothermal Laboratory has been awarded a $5.25 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to provide data for the developing National Geothermal Database.
(10/30/2009)

U.S.News: Costs make sports 'unsustainable'
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SMU President R. Gerald Turner talks about Knight Commission report that says current economic climate is causing universities to reassess their operating budgets and how they maintain athletics programs.
(10/28/2009)

Data Mining Team wins best in the nation
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The SAS Institute announced Tuesday that SMU’s Data Mining Team is the top data mining team in the nation in the 2009 SAS Data Mining Shootout co-sponsored by SAS, Dow, and Central Michigan University Research Corporation.
(10/27/2009)

Mystery of the Masks
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Two frightful masks found in an SMU library collection turn out to be very rare Japanese dance drama accessories.
(10/26/2009)

Celebrating a New Name
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Festivities this week will mark the renaming of the campus in Plano's Legacy Business Park.
(10/26/2009)

Dallas Premiere
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“The Town Musicians of Bremen” by Professor Simon Sargon, a highly regarded composer, will premiere Sunday at the Meyerson.
(10/23/2009)

SMU freshman hits 95-yard soccer goal
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Southern Methodist University freshman Ryan Rosenbaum still has a lot of collegiate soccer ahead of him, but he'll be hard pressed to ever score as memorable a goal as he did Wednesday night.
(10/23/2009)

Pegasus News: Guildhall co-makes sci-fi thriller
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Dreamfly Productions announced that production will begin Monday on its upcoming sci-fi psycho thriller Minuteman. Minuteman the video game has been designed by Southern Methodist University's Guild Hall graduate students and Longhorn Skull Productions, Inc.
(10/22/2009)

Biz Journal: Jobs outlook not so rosy
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Unemployment is not likely to decline until the first quarter of next year, and a push back to a balanced federal budget will take the kind of fiscal constrain that occurred in the 1990s, according to Dallas economist professor Tom Fomby of Southern Methodist University.
(10/22/2009)

No Other Mustang Fan Like Him
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Paul Layne ’76 holds an unrivaled Mustang athletics record. He has attended every Mustang football game for the last 36 years.
(10/19/2009)

WFAA News: Redshirting kindergarteners
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Professor David Chard, dean of SMU's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, talks to Channel 8 News of Dallas about holding youngsters back a year to help them be more mature when they enter school.
(10/16/2009)

Research: Defining prehistoric ecosystems
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SMU paleobotanist Bonnie Jacobs is part of an international team of researchers hunting for scientific clues to Africa's prehistoric ecosystems. They are combining evidence from various fossil and geochemical sources to reconstruct the prehistoric climate, landscape and ecosystems in tropical Africa.
(10/15/2009)

Students Who Care
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New program encourages students to act responsibly in social settings and trains them to intervene.
(10/1/2009)

Peruna Gets a Friend
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SMU will receive a new horse from philanthropists Madeleine and T. Boone Pickens as part of 'Salute to the Mustangs.'
(9/30/2009)

Following the race for Texas governor
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At least 10 contenders have announced they want to be the next governor of Texas, and no one knows the candidates, the issues - or public opinion - better than SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson.
(9/29/2009)

Rare brochure used in PBS documentary
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A rare brochure from SMU’s DeGolyer Library is featured in Ken Burns’ PBS documentary series “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.”
(9/29/2009)

Student studies Laotian refugees
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Ph.D. student Faith Nibbs is studying Hmong refugees, who relocated to the U.S. from Laos at the end of the Vietnam War.
(9/28/2009)

What's the best prescription for health care?
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As the debate over healthcare heats up, SMU’s political, ethical and religious experts are ready to offer opinion and analysis, from the management of a compromise to the moral and ethical issues involved.

(9/25/2009)

Keeping tabs on the Obama administration
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As President Obama grapples with a wide range issues and Republican opposition, we have professors who've been monitoring the situation and can offer expert commentary and analysis.
(9/25/2009)

Austin: Governor's race about even
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson says U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison picked up momentum by spending time in Texas in her bid for governor.
(9/22/2009)

SMU takes third at debate tournament
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SMU students Tyler Murray, Jessica Huseman and Reem Tahir won seven of their ten debates at the University of Northern Iowa Debate tournament September 19-21.
(9/22/2009)

Volleyball wins Doubletree Classic
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The Mustangs stretched their winning streak to seven matches Saturday with a victory over William and Mary to win the Doubletree Classic in Moody Coliseum.
(9/22/2009)

Research: T-Rex of the deep sea
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Paleontologist Michael J. Polcyn, director of the Visualization Laboratory in the SMU Huffington Department of Earth Sciences and SMU adjunct research associate, appears as an expert source in Mega Beasts: T-Rex of the Deep. The science documentary will air Sept. 13 on the Discovery Channel.
(9/17/2009)

KERA: Untangling the truth
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Professor William B. Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about the importance of truth and eventually discovering what it is in this essay for Public Radio.
(9/17/2009)

Be Alert, Be Prepared
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Wednesday is Emergency Preparedness Day at SMU to encourage safety and staying alert.
(9/15/2009)

Research: Archaeology of children
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Archaeologist Sunday Eiselt for three years has led digging crews in some of the homes near Ranchos de Taos through her work at the Archaeology Field School of the SMU-in-Taos campus of Southern Methodist University.
(9/15/2009)

When the Issue was Evolution
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Continuing controversy surrounding the teaching of evolution in public schools will provide the backdrop for special programs at SMU Sept. 24-25, with speakers examining a landmark federal court decision banning the teaching of creationism and the NOVA documentary that tells the story.
(9/14/2009)

Dallas News: Mustangs score second win
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SMU's 35-33 win Saturday at UAB broke all kinds of unfortunate streaks for the Mustangs, including a long chain of road, Conference USA and Football Bowl Subdivision losses.
(9/14/2009)

KERA: What makes for effective teaching
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David Chard, dean of SMU's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, and Reid Lyon, Distinguished Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership at SMU, were interviewed September 10, 2009, by Krys Boyd of KERA Radio's Think about the importance of educational leadership at students' schools and districts and how that affects the quality of their education.
(9/11/2009)

Elizabeth Perkins Prothro biography
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The life of Elizabeth Perkins Prothro was built on faith, family and philanthropy. Her legacy of thoughtful leadership and generous support is evident at SMU and other institutions of higher learning across the country, as well as myriad religious and cultural organizations.
(9/11/2009)

Celebrating Darwin
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A faculty symposium Saturday on 'The Year of Darwin' will examine evolution's impact on science and society.
(9/9/2009)

Data Mining Team among top in the country
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The SAS Institute has announced that SMU’s Data Mining team placed as one of the top three Data Mining Teams in the Nation for the 2009 SAS Data Mining Shootout co-sponsored by SAS, Dow, and Central Michigan University Research Corporation.
(9/9/2009)

Dallas News: Forum targets entrepreneurs
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SMU hosts a forum, sponsored by the Center for Women's Business Research, to discuss how minority female entrepreneurs can overcome their biggest challenges to business growth.
(9/9/2009)

Research: Restitution for rights abuses
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A growing global movement to apologize and make restitution to victims of human rights abuses is now gathering steam in the United States, but it won't be the first time reparations were made, says Sherry Smith, associate director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at SMU and an SMU history professor.
(9/9/2009)

Distinguished Journalists
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Fareed Zakaria (left) is among the journalists featured by Tate Lectures and Hart Global Leaders this week.
(9/8/2009)

SMU sells out football season opener
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The SMU Mustangs will open the 2009 season in front of a sold-out Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Director of Athletics Steve Orsini announced Thursday.
(9/4/2009)

James K. Glassman to head Bush Institute
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The George W. Bush Foundation announced today that Ambassador James K. Glassman, a public policy scholar, diplomat, and journalist, has been named the founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, an action-orientedthink tank that will be an integral part of the George W. Bush PresidentialCenter.
(9/3/2009)

SMU Unbridled
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SMU's faculty and staff component of The Second Century Campaign kicks off today with various events.
(9/3/2009)

Meadows Prize to recognize emerging artists
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The Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University announces the launch of the Meadows Prize, a new international arts residency to be awarded to up to four artists a year.
(9/2/2009)

USA Today: Medical tourism offers alternative
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Nathan Cortez, an SMU law school professor who studies medical tourism, talks about more insurers offering networks of surgeons and dentists in places like India and Costa Rica, where costs can be as much as 80% less than in America.
(8/24/2009)

KERA: Too much influence by engineers?
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Professor Geoffrey Orsak, dean of SMU's Lyle School of Engineering, takes part in a discussion about whether the design controversy around the Trinity toll road project can be solved by good engineering.
(8/20/2009)

3 qualify for U.S. Amateur Golf Championship
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SMU Mustangs Max Buckley, Marc Sambol and Aaron Stewart have qualified for the 2009 U.S. Amateur to be played August 24-30, at Southern Hills Country Club and Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa.
(8/20/2009)

North Texas quakes need more study
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"While initial studies show a possible correlation between the earthquakes and onere-injection well used to dispose of waste fluids, it would be premature to stateunequivocally that salt water disposal at this well is responsible for theearthquakes," said Brian Stump, SMU seismology professor.
(8/13/2009)

Dallas Health Care Reform event moved
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Citing a desire to expand participation in the upcoming Dallas Dialogue on Proposed Health Care Reform, the organizers announced today that the event is moving to Cityplace Conference Center at 2711 North Haskell Avenue in Dallas.
(8/12/2009)

CNN: Too many branch banks?
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SMU Banking Professor Scott MacDonald talks about banks having too many branches and moves to close some of them.
(8/12/2009)

Atlantic: Bush Library overcomes hurdles
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The groundbreaking at Southern Methodist University for George W. Bush's presidential library next year should be celebrated with a "Mission Accomplished" banner.
(8/10/2009)

What goes down
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SMU experts offer historical perspectives and reflections on the economy's plunge.
(8/10/2009)

Is health care a moral issue?
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If health care is a moral obligation, does that mean we must do whatever is necessary so that everybody has health care? Prof. William B. Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, tackles this issue.
(8/5/2009)

Research: Prejudices can't hide
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SMU researchers of social psychology have tests that can measure conscious or unconscious bias, and one of them is the 'Implicit Association Test.'
(8/3/2009)

Dallas News: Health care a moral issue?
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William B. Lawrence, dean and professor of American Church History in SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about whether health care is a moral issue.
(8/3/2009)

WFAA News: Changing history textbooks
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Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks with WFAA News about possible changes in Texas history textbooks because of the changing demographics of the state.
(7/31/2009)

KDAF News: Art camp for troubled teens
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Troubled teens get their lives back on track with art and theater through the Creative Solutions program, a partnership that includes the Big Thought educational organization, the Dallas County Juvenile Department and SMU.
(7/31/2009)

Star-Telegram: Hutchison sets political stage
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's announcement that she will resign soon to devote full time to her race for governor against incumbant Rick Perry.
(7/30/2009)

SMU reaches University Gardens settlements
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SMU reached settlement agreements with Dr. Robert Tafel and Attorney Gary Vodicka in their lawsuits against the University regarding an interest they had claimed in the University Gardens condominiums.
(7/24/2009)

AP: Methodist bishops take pay cut
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Professor William Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about the decision by Methodist bishops to cut their salaries because of the recession.
(7/17/2009)

Interview with SMU's Delores Etter
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Delores Etter, Ph.D., a former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition and current director of the Caruth Institute at Southern Methodist University’s Lyle School of Engineering, is an outspoken advocate for greater emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.
(7/15/2009)

Dallas News: Auto industry highly cautious
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Professor William Maxwell, who holds the Rauscher Chair in Financial Investments in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the state of the American auto industry.
(7/13/2009)

Dallas News: Auto industry highly cautious
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Professor William Maxwell, who holds the Rauscher Chair in Financial Investments in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the state of the American auto industry.
(7/13/2009)

Guildhall: Not your ordinary summer camp
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Some 50 middle and high school students demonstrated their video games on July 2, 2009, at the Guildhall Academy, a two-week experience in which students get to create their own games.
(7/10/2009)

UP and SMU reach land purchase agreement
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The City of University Park and SMU reach an agreement for the University to finalize its purchase of Potomac Park, an undeveloped greenbelt located between Potomac Avenue and Park Cities Plaza, and a group of nearby streets, alleys and utility easements.
(7/8/2009)

CS Monitor: Crunch time for Obama agenda
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about how much importance should be assigned to the President achieving his agenda by Congress's August break.
(7/7/2009)

CS Monitor: Crunch time for Obama agenda
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about how much importance should be assigned to the President achieving his agenda by Congress's August break.
(7/7/2009)

Dallas News: Recession not hurting law firms
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SMU Law School Dean John Attanasio talks about how while the recession has forced many big law firms nationwide to downsize, Dallas' law practices have dodged most of the bullets and are changing their tactics.

Dallas News: Faith versus loyalty to country
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SMU Professors Robin Lovin and Matthew Wilson talk about how believers both celebrate their country and use their prophetic voice to critique and reform their nation?
(7/7/2009)

Athletics nationally ranked 10th most efficient
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SMU finished 10th nationally in the Excellence in Management Cup, presented by Texas A&M's Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics (LSIA), the group announced Monday
(7/1/2009)

Athletics nationally ranked 10th most efficient
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SMU finished 10th nationally in the Excellence in Management Cup, presented by Texas A&M's Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics (LSIA), the group announced Monday
(7/1/2009)

KERA: Arts researchers gather at SMU
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More than 100 arts researchers from around the globe are gathering at SMU for the 10th International Association of Arts and Cultural Management Conference.
(6/30/2009)

KERA: Arts researchers gather at SMU
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More than 100 arts researchers from around the globe are gathering at SMU for the 10th International Association of Arts and Cultural Management Conference.
(6/30/2009)

NPR: Is drilling causing Texas quakes?
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SMU Seismology Professor Brian Stump talks to National Public Radion about looking into the cause of earthquakes that recently hit the North Texas area.
(6/30/2009)

NPR: Is drilling causing Texas quakes?
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SMU Seismology Professor Brian Stump talks to National Public Radion about looking into the cause of earthquakes that recently hit the North Texas area.
(6/30/2009)

Star-Telegram: 6th quake hits Cleburne
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Another small earthquake hit Cleburne late Friday night, and a city spokesman said it could be helpful to SMU geologists trying to determine whether natural gas drilling is causing the seismic activity.
(6/29/2009)

Higher Ed News: Cheaper medical procedures
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High-quality medical procedures overseas run the gamut, from dental implants to hip joint re-surfacing; prostate removal to organ transplant. Some operations are as much as 90 percent cheaper in foreign countries, Nathan Cortez says, adding that the most popular destinations include India, Chile and Thailand.
(6/29/2009)

Dallas News: More to Iran uprising
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This is an opinion piece written by Darab Ganji, a guest lecturer at SMU’s John Tower Center for Political Studies, and Robert Jordan, a diplomat in residence and an adjunct professor at SMU’s John Tower Center for Political Studies.
(6/26/2009)

Hispanic Youth Symposium
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SMU co-hosts a symposium to promote college achievement, professional careers, and community involvement.
(6/25/2009)

Research: Amputee sprinter runs differently
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A team of experts in biomechanics and physiology that conducted experiments on Oscar Pistorius, the South African bilateral amputee track athlete, have just released their findings in the "Journal of Applied Physiology."
(6/25/2009)

SMU Research: New clues about déjà vu
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A new study by research psychologists Alan Brown of SMU and Elizabeth Marsh of Duke University provides new clues about déjà vu, that eerie sense of experiencing a moment for the second time.
(6/22/2009)

Legendary swimming coach Richard Quick dies
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Former SMU women's swim coach Richard Quick passed away Wednesday at the age of 66. One of the most recognizable names in the swimming and diving community, Quick was a six-time United States Olympic coach who directed 13 teams to NCAA titles, the most ever by a swimming coach.
(6/12/2009)

Recent North Texas Earthquakes Not Unexpected
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SMU seismologist Brian Stump says the recent earthquakes that have occurred near Dallas-Fort Worth and Cleburne are not unexpected, they illustrate the earth's natural dynamic nature.
(6/10/2009)

Recent North Texas Earthquakes Not Unexpected
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SMU seismologist Brian Stump says the recent earthquakes that have occurred near Dallas-Fort Worth and Cleburne are not unexpected, they illustrate the earth's natural dynamic nature.
(6/10/2009)

Star-Telegram: Prof. right about pollution
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SMU Engineering Professor Al Armendariz was right about a published study in February about the amount of air pollution released by Barnett Shale gas drilling.
(6/8/2009)

Star-Telegram: Prof. right about pollution
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SMU Engineering Professor Al Armendariz was right about a published study in February about the amount of air pollution released by Barnett Shale gas drilling.
(6/8/2009)

Houston: Politics of using National Guard
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the politics of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's plan to use the Texas National Guard to guard the border with Mexico against smugglers.
(6/5/2009)

Houston: Politics of using National Guard
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the politics of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's plan to use the Texas National Guard to guard the border with Mexico against smugglers.
(6/5/2009)

Dallas News: SMU organ music pioneer dies
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Robert T. Anderson, who for more than three decades made Southern Methodist University one of the nation's foremost centers for training concert, academic and church organists, died Friday in Honolulu
(6/4/2009)

CS Monitor: Obama wins high court round
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SMU Political Science Prof. Cal Jillson talks about the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court and the difficulties it presents for Republicans.
(6/1/2009)

CS Monitor: Obama wins high court round
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SMU Political Science Prof. Cal Jillson talks about the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court and the difficulties it presents for Republicans.
(6/1/2009)

Keeping up with the Cliburn competition
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Carol Leone, associate professor and head of piano at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, is blogging for The Dallas Morning News about the 13th annual Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, being held through June 7 in Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall.
(6/1/2009)

Keeping up with the Cliburn competition
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Carol Leone, associate professor and head of piano at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, is blogging for The Dallas Morning News about the 13th annual Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, being held through June 7 in Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall.
(6/1/2009)

Dallas News: Crossing the religious line?
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William Lawrence, dean and professor of American Church History in SMU's Perkins School of Theology, and Robin Lovin, Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics at SMU, talk about the appropriateness of advancing public policy using God's words.
(6/1/2009)

Dallas News: Crossing the religious line?
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William Lawrence, dean and professor of American Church History in SMU's Perkins School of Theology, and Robin Lovin, Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics at SMU, talk about the appropriateness of advancing public policy using God's words.
(6/1/2009)

World News: Alumnus India's foreign minister
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US-educated S.M. Krishna becomes India’s external affairs minister when New Delhi is expected to play a larger global role economically and the country’s neighbourhood is seething with challenges.
(5/28/2009)

SMU substance abuse efforts described
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SMU is committed to providing its students with an educational environment in which healthy lifestyle choices can be made. Toward this end, for several years the University has had in place numerous programs, policies and resources aimed at substance abuse education and prevention.
(5/28/2009)

SMU Team at CERN
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Physics Prof. Ryszard Stroynowski (left) leads an SMU team at CERN that is unraveling the secrets of the universe's structure.
(5/27/2009)

SMU Team at CERN
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Physics Prof. Ryszard Stroynowski (left) leads an SMU team at CERN that is unraveling the secrets of the universe's structure.
(5/27/2009)

Helping the Food Bank
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SMU engineering students are helping the North Texas Food Bank become more efficient.
(5/26/2009)

Fox News: Quake hits North Texas
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Professor Brian Stump of SMU's Huffington Department of Earth Sciences talks to Fox News about an earthquake that hit North Texas on May 16, 2009.
(5/22/2009)

Fox News: Quake hits North Texas
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Professor Brian Stump of SMU's Huffington Department of Earth Sciences talks to Fox News about an earthquake that hit North Texas on May 16, 2009.
(5/22/2009)

BusinessWeek: Think twice about being first
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Maria Minniti, Professor and Bobby B. Lyle Chair in Entrepreneurship in SMU's Cox School of Business, advises caution in being first with an idea to the marketplace.
(5/22/2009)

Iraqi women visit SMU with Pres. and Mrs. Bush
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Former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush met with eight Iraqi women at SMU as part of the delegation’s visit to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
(5/22/2009)

Iraqi women visit SMU with Pres. and Mrs. Bush
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Former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush met with eight Iraqi women at SMU as part of the delegation’s visit to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
(5/22/2009)

Dallas News: Man accused of spreading HIV
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SMU Law Professor Fred Moss provides expertise to The Dallas Morning News on a story about a Frisco man being tried on assault charges for allegedly knowingly infecting women with HIV.
(5/20/2009)

SMU celebrates 94th commencement
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Former First Lady tells the Class of 2009 that 'you won’t waste your talent and education if you use them in service to others.'
(5/16/2009)

SMU celebrates 94th commencement
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Former First Lady tells the Class of 2009 that 'you won’t waste your talent and education if you use them in service to others.'
(5/16/2009)

SMU appoints new University chaplain
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The Reverend Dr. Stephen Rankin has been appointed SMU's new chaplain and minister to the University. effective July 1, 2009. He comes to SMU from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, where he is the campus minister and the Kirk Chair Professor of Religious Studies.
(5/15/2009)

Commencement 2009
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Former First Lady and SMU alumna Laura Bush will give the principal address at Commencement on Saturday.
(5/14/2009)

Commencement 2009
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Former First Lady and SMU alumna Laura Bush will give the principal address at Commencement on Saturday.
(5/14/2009)

Dallas News: Giving students a board vote
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SMU Student Trustee Lamar Dowling, a senior music major in Meadows School of the Arts, talks about the importance of his role on the SMU Board of Trustees.
(5/13/2009)

Dallas News: Sam Houston returns to SMU
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Sam Houston IV joined a family reunion of sorts at SMU. The campus recently dedicated a life-size portrait of the elder Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas and one of its most colorful characters.
(5/13/2009)

Longbotham-Meisner is Coach of the Year
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SMU Women's Tennis Head Coach Lauren Longbotham-Meisner was named Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading SMU to its best season in program history and the 2009 C-USA Women's Tennis Championship.
(5/11/2009)

LA Times: Stopping Obama at Notre Dame
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SMU Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson, who has studied the Catholic vote, talks to The Associated Press about the movement to stop Present Obama from making the commencement address at Notre Dame.
(5/11/2009)

SMU inducts new Athletics Hall of Fame class
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The SMU Department of Athletics, in conjunction with the SMU Lettermen's Association, inducted four new former Mustangs into its Athletics Hall of Fame during formal ceremonies May 1 - football player Eric Dickerson, basketball player Jim Krebs, swimmer Steve Lundquist and golfer Kyle O'Brien Stevens.
(5/7/2009)

SMU inducts new Athletics Hall of Fame class
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The SMU Department of Athletics, in conjunction with the SMU Lettermen's Association, inducted four new former Mustangs into its Athletics Hall of Fame during formal ceremonies May 1 - football player Eric Dickerson, basketball player Jim Krebs, swimmer Steve Lundquist and golfer Kyle O'Brien Stevens.
(5/7/2009)

San Francisco: Flu slams Mexico's economy
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Political Science Professor James Hollifield, director of the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies in SMU's Dedman College, talks about the tight connection between Texas and Mexico in a story about the flu's impact on Mexico's economy.
(5/6/2009)

Former athletics director named to Hall of Fame
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Former SMU A.D. Jim Copeland will be inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall Of Fame as part of its 2009 class, the organization announced May 5.
(5/6/2009)

Pittsburgh: Millionaires fear losing assets
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Mel Fugate, a Southern Methodist University professor who specializes in management and leadership issues, talks about the public perception of the wealthy in an economic crisis.
(5/3/2009)

Dallas News: House backs state dinosaur
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The Texas House approved a resolution to replace the state dinosaur of Texas on Thursday — but not before finding an excuse for dress-up and toys. The new state dinosaur would be Paluxysaurus (pal-ux-ee-SORE-us) jonesi, named after the Paulxy River where the dinosaur's fossils were found and Texas' fossil-rich Jones Ranch.
(5/1/2009)

Dallas News: House backs state dinosaur
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The Texas House approved a resolution to replace the state dinosaur of Texas on Thursday — but not before finding an excuse for dress-up and toys. The new state dinosaur would be Paluxysaurus (pal-ux-ee-SORE-us) jonesi, named after the Paulxy River where the dinosaur's fossils were found and Texas' fossil-rich Jones Ranch.
(5/1/2009)

Former Pres. Bush visits SMU journalism class
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Former President George W. Bush had lunch with student scholars and addressed a class of journalism students during a visit Wednesday to Southern Methodist University, where his Presidential Center will be located.
(4/30/2009)

Former Pres. Bush visits SMU journalism class
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Former President George W. Bush had lunch with student scholars and addressed a class of journalism students during a visit Wednesday to Southern Methodist University, where his Presidential Center will be located.
(4/30/2009)

Cox, Meadows to host int'l arts conference
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The Meadows School of the Arts and Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU) will co-host the 10th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC 2009), the premiere gathering of its kind.
(4/27/2009)

Cox, Meadows to host int'l arts conference
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The Meadows School of the Arts and Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU) will co-host the 10th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC 2009), the premiere gathering of its kind.
(4/27/2009)

San Diego: Diversify investments - even now
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Professor Brian Bruce, director of the ENCAP Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the importance of diversifying your investments to safeguard them in these trouble economic times.
(4/21/2009)

San Diego: Diversify investments - even now
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Professor Brian Bruce, director of the ENCAP Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the importance of diversifying your investments to safeguard them in these trouble economic times.
(4/21/2009)

Red & Blue Scrimmage
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A football game plus free food, giveaways, contests and a live performance by The Big Red Rooster.
(4/20/2009)

Bushes, Rice meet at SMU with advisers
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George and Laura Bush and former White House advisers, including Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, met Tuesday for a private strategy session on how the former president's policy institute should be organized and presented.
(4/17/2009)

Bushes, Rice meet at SMU with advisers
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George and Laura Bush and former White House advisers, including Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, met Tuesday for a private strategy session on how the former president's policy institute should be organized and presented.
(4/17/2009)

Dallas News: Plano students find rare fossil
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Students at Plano West Senior High School find rare fossil bones of a Platecarpus, a 12- to 15-foot marine lizard with flippers and multiple rows of peg-shaped teeth.
(4/17/2009)

SMU to host Art for Darfur fundraiser
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Art for Darfur will host its third annual auction Saturday on the SMU campus to raise funds and awareness for a region in western Sudan that has been ravaged by war.
(4/15/2009)

SMU to host Art for Darfur fundraiser
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Art for Darfur will host its third annual auction Saturday on the SMU campus to raise funds and awareness for a region in western Sudan that has been ravaged by war.
(4/15/2009)

Daily Campus: Pom Squad wins national title
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For the SMU Pom squad, just the thought of repeating as National Champions in the Open Division of the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships was surreal. Scoring a 9.575, the 13 athletes made their dream come true, continuing their reign in the open division, giving them their fourth national title in five years.
(4/14/2009)

Dallas News: Huge debt a moral issue?
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Robin Lovin, the Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics at SMU, and Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson of SMU's Dedman College talk about the moral dimensions of passing a huge federal debt on to future generations.
(4/13/2009)

Ethical questions over dead’s sperm
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SMU law professor and medical ethicist Tom Mayo talks about Missy Evans's decision to harvested her dead son's sperm in the hope of finding a surrogate and one day raising her son's child.
(4/13/2009)

Swimmer named C-USA 'Freshman Of The Year'
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Mustang swimmer Therese Svendsen was named Freshman of the Year as announced by Conference USA on Wedensday, April 8, for her exceptional performances swimming in the backstroke events and medley relays.
(4/8/2009)

SMU to host the DREAM Act symposium
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Southern Methodist University will host a symposium on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act now pending before Congress on April 9 in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

(4/6/2009)

SMU to host the DREAM Act symposium
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Southern Methodist University will host a symposium on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act now pending before Congress on April 9 in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

BusinessWeek: Easing Access to Credit
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Maria Minniti, a professor of entrepreneurship at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about President Obama's plans to ease credit and the potential for small businesses.
(3/30/2009)

Fox 4 News: Cellphones in the Courtroom
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Professor Fred Moss of SMU's Dedman School of Law talks with Fox 4 News about the potential problems caused by cellphones and PDAs in the courtroom.
(3/27/2009)

Daily Campus Islam Awareness Week
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The Muslim Student Association held a Human Rights panel discussion in the Hughes- Trigg Ballroom Monday night for Islam Awareness Week. The panel featured Islamic experts, Dr. Imam Yusuf Ziya Kavakci and Mike Ghouse, who focused on popular controversial human rights issues and how they are affected by faith.
(3/26/2009)

Canadian TV: Is Obama too cool?
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson warns that President Obama must be cautious in using his wit in these troubled times, saying 'he's got to be careful that he doesn't appear to be flippant.'
(3/25/2009)

Canadian TV: Is Obama too cool?
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson warns that President Obama must be cautious in using his wit in these troubled times, saying 'he's got to be careful that he doesn't appear to be flippant.'
(3/25/2009)

Dallas News: Student seeks school board seat
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SMU student Warren Seay Jr. served as senior field commander in DeSoto High School's marching band and was the school's senior class president. Now the 20-year-old college student wants to serve on the district's school board.
(3/25/2009)

Dallas News: Student seeks school board seat
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SMU student Warren Seay Jr. served as senior field commander in DeSoto High School's marching band and was the school's senior class president. Now the 20-year-old college student wants to serve on the district's school board.
(3/25/2009)

Consortium to make technology 'better, smarter'
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SMU is a partner in a newly designated National Science Foundation research consortium aimed at building both military and commercial superiority through better integration of technology.
(3/12/2009)

SMU announces 2009 football schedule
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Year two of the June Jones era kicks off with a home game against Stephen F Austin on Sept. 5, it was announced today. The SFA game is the first of 12 straight for the Mustangs in 2009, with SMU's bye week not coming until Thanksgiving weekend.
(3/11/2009)

Dallas News: Approach to household budget
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David Lei, an associate professor in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the similarities between managing a small business and managing a household.
(3/10/2009)

Dallas News: Approach to household budget
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David Lei, an associate professor in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the similarities between managing a small business and managing a household.
(3/10/2009)

Reuters: Receiver faces herculean task
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Ralph Janvey, a straight-talking, Dallas-based lawyer and adjunct law professor at Southern Methodist University, has taken the helm of Stanford Financial Group, after a U.S. judge tapped him to serve as the receiver, with final say over Stanford's vast estate of offices, island properties, yachts and castles.
(3/10/2009)

Women's B'ball advances to C-USA semi-finals
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The SMU women's basketball team defeated the East Carolina University Pirates today (March 6, 2009) in a 77-64 quarterfinal victory at the Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament in New Orleans.
(3/6/2009)

Alternative Spring Break
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Spring break will not be another week at the beach for many from SMU who are focusing on service, human rights and diversity.
(3/6/2009)

Alternative Spring Break
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Spring break will not be another week at the beach for many from SMU who are focusing on service, human rights and diversity.
(3/6/2009)

Pittsburgh: City debates grading change
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David Chard, dean of the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, says there's little difference between most grading scales.
(3/6/2009)

Pittsburgh: City debates grading change
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David Chard, dean of the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, says there's little difference between most grading scales.
(3/6/2009)

Rufus Cormier receives Athletics award
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A transcript of a portion of the speech given by Rufus Cormier at the pre-game reception for the Silver Anniversary Award. Cormier graduated from SMU in 1970 and lettered in football in 1968 and 1969.
(3/6/2009)

'Keeping the Faith' Civil Rights Symposium
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Southern Methodist University is presenting a week-long symposium that focuses on the importance of understanding and the importance of valuing diversity in how we conceive of and practice communication.
(3/5/2009)

'Keeping the Faith' Civil Rights Symposium
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Southern Methodist University is presenting a week-long symposium that focuses on the importance of understanding and the importance of valuing diversity in how we conceive of and practice communication.
(3/5/2009)

Poker News: The economy's impact on poker
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David Croson, an Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at SMU, talks about the current economic crisis and its possible impact on the gambling and poker industries.
(3/4/2009)

Poker News: The economy's impact on poker
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David Croson, an Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at SMU, talks about the current economic crisis and its possible impact on the gambling and poker industries.
(3/4/2009)

ScienceNOW: Catastrophe That Wasn't
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SMU Assistant Professor of Sedimentology Neil Tabor talks about a new study that raises question about the Great Dying some 250 million years ago.
(3/4/2009)

SMU co-sponsors science and engineering fair
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Nearly 900 middle and high school students across the Metroplex are gearing up for the Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009.
(2/27/2009)

Irrepressible Ebby
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Dallas real estate legend Ebby Halliday, who donated her papers to SMU, was honored for the publication of her new biography.
(2/13/2009)

SMU's Visioneering challenges young minds
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One thousand Dallas-area sixth, seventh and eighth grade students will work feverishly to answer that question at SMU's Visioneering program for future engineers on Feb. 14 at SMU’s Moody Coliseum.
(2/13/2009)

Dallas News: Shirt site found offensive
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SMU Journalism Professor Craig Flournoy talks about a San Antonio man who wants to shut down a Dallas-based Web site that sells sleeveless undershirts known as "wife-beaters," because he claims the site is offensive.
(2/9/2009)

Dallas News: Shirt site found offensive
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SMU Journalism Professor Craig Flournoy talks about a San Antonio man who wants to shut down a Dallas-based Web site that sells sleeveless undershirts known as "wife-beaters," because he claims the site is offensive.
(2/9/2009)

SMU football signs 25 student-athletes
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Head Football Coach June Jones announced the signing of 25 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, February 4, assembling one of SMU's finest recruiting classes in a quarter century.
(2/5/2009)

Wall Street Journal: Law profs help Cuban
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Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban — the subject of an SEC complaint over insider-trading — has a nice starting squad for his legal battle. Five big-wig law profs from Yale, Harvard, UCLA, Chicago and SMU have filed an amicus brief on Cuban’s behalf.
(2/4/2009)

Wall Street Journal: Law profs help Cuban
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Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban — the subject of an SEC complaint over insider-trading — has a nice starting squad for his legal battle. Five big-wig law profs from Yale, Harvard, UCLA, Chicago and SMU have filed an amicus brief on Cuban’s behalf.
(2/4/2009)

Guildhall team's game a festival winner
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A game developed by a graduate team from The Guildhall at SMU is a winner in the first round of the 11th annual Independent Games Festival Student Showcase.
(2/4/2009)

SMU signs 25 student-athletes to letters of intent
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Head Coach June Jones announced the signing of 25 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, February 4, assembling one of SMU's finest recruiting classes in a quarter century.
(2/4/2009)

Celebrating Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday
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Charles Darwin, author of the groundbreaking scientific classic 'On the Origin of Species,' was born on Feb. 12, 1809. SMU marks the occasion with a birthday cake, a lecture by cell biologist Fred Grinnell and a showing of the movie classic 'Inherit the Wind.'
(1/30/2009)

Forbes: High-stakes challenge to Obama
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SMU Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about how the Republicans in Congress may be playing a high-risk game by flexing their muscles and snubbing a popular new U.S. president who very publicly sought their support.
(1/30/2009)

Forbes: High-stakes challenge to Obama
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SMU Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about how the Republicans in Congress may be playing a high-risk game by flexing their muscles and snubbing a popular new U.S. president who very publicly sought their support.
(1/30/2009)

Engineering collaborates on defense research
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SMU's Lyle School of Engineering to serve as a designated research collaborator in the nation’s first DoD-funded University Affiliated Research Center focused on systems engineering.
(1/29/2009)

SMU celebrates Dr. King's legacy
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The SMU community celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January with a week of events in partnership with Paul Quinn College of Dallas. See the slide show and video.
(1/29/2009)

New Destinations
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Education Abroad is taking students more places in 2009. New additions include China, Jamaica, Ireland and Kenya.
(1/27/2009)

A Historical Moment
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SMU students who went to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration blogged about their experiences.
(1/22/2009)

Obama and the currents of history
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Robin Lovin, the Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics at Southern Methodist University, writes about Obama and the nature of historical moments for NPR.
(1/22/2009)

Director named for Bush library
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Alan C. Lowe, 44, a veteran of the National Archives who played key roles in planning the libraries of the last two presidents, has been named the new director of the George W. Bush library.
(1/20/2009)

Director named for Bush library
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Alan C. Lowe, 44, a veteran of the National Archives who played key roles in planning the libraries of the last two presidents, has been named the new director of the George W. Bush library.
(1/20/2009)

Obama: Challenge of expectations
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SMU Political Scientist Dennis Simon talks about the challenges Barack Obama will face when he becomes president Tuesday, including the challenge of expectations.
(1/20/2009)

Obama: Challenge of expectations
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SMU Political Scientist Dennis Simon talks about the challenges Barack Obama will face when he becomes president Tuesday, including the challenge of expectations.
(1/20/2009)

Expert opinions on new administration's challenges
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As President Obama puts forth a new Supreme Court nominee and grapples with such wide-ranging issues as health care, the war in Iraq and government ownership of automobile companies, we’ve got just the right professors for you.
(1/16/2009)

MLK Week 2009
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SMU celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke on campus in 1966.
(1/16/2009)

Presidents and Preachers
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William B. Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about the often unusual relationship between presidents and preachers. (audio available)
(1/16/2009)

Presidents and Preachers
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William B. Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about the often unusual relationship between presidents and preachers. (audio available)
(1/16/2009)

Health care coverage for children
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the bill now making its way through Congress that would boost health care coverage for children.
(1/15/2009)

Health care coverage for children
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SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the bill now making its way through Congress that would boost health care coverage for children.
(1/15/2009)

SMU students to cover Obama inauguration
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A group of SMU communications and journalism students led by Rita Kirk, professor in the Division of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs in Meadows School of the Arts, is headed to Washington, D.C., for Barack Obama's inauguration.
(1/15/2009)

State dinosaur to lose title
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The official dinosaur of Texas will be stripped of its title if Fort Worth state Rep. Charlie Geren has his way, thanks to research by former SMU grad student Peter Rose.

(1/14/2009)

Book banning in Round Rock
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David Chard, dean of the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development at SMU, writes about the banning of TTYL by the Round Rock Independent School District near Austin, Texas.
(1/13/2009)

Book banning in Round Rock
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David Chard, dean of the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development at SMU, writes about the banning of TTYL by the Round Rock Independent School District near Austin, Texas.
(1/13/2009)

SMU launches innovative advertising program
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Southern Methodist University is launching a graduate program in advertising that caters to students interested in social media outlets, social responsibility and new technologies designed to reach a global marketplace.
(1/9/2009)

SMU launches innovative advertising program
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Southern Methodist University is launching a graduate program in advertising that caters to students interested in social media outlets, social responsibility and new technologies designed to reach a global marketplace.
(1/9/2009)

Alumnus receives engineering's highest award
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Robert H. Dennard, an alumnus of SMU's Lyle School of Engineering, will receive engineering’s highest honor “for his invention and contributions to the development of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), used universally in computers and other data processing and communication systems.”
(1/8/2009)

Economy forces universities to cut back
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Schools that saw endowment values skyrocket during recent boom years are now calculating how many millions they lost when the stock market plummeted last summer and fall.
(1/8/2009)

SMU punter/kicker to play in Senior Bowl
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SMU punter/kicker Thomas Morstead has accepted an invitation to play in the 2009 Senior Bowl on January 24th in Mobile's Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. (CT) and will be televised live by the NFL Network.
(1/6/2009)

SMU punter/kicker to play in Senior Bowl
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SMU punter/kicker Thomas Morstead has accepted an invitation to play in the 2009 Senior Bowl on January 24th in Mobile's Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. (CT) and will be televised live by the NFL Network.
(1/6/2009)

Better Than Brainstorming?
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Brainstorming is a popular way for businesses to solve problems, but Prof. Peter Heslin says think again. Think brainwriting.
(1/5/2009)

Better Than Brainstorming?
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Brainstorming is a popular way for businesses to solve problems, but Prof. Peter Heslin says think again. Think brainwriting.
(1/5/2009)

More Than Crude Energy
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When people think of wells, they think of crude oil, but Prof. David Blackwell says water found there can be used to make electricity.
(1/5/2009)

Former news rivals now partners
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Tony Pederson, chair of the Journalism division in SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, talks about The Dallas Morning News and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram starting to share photos and concert reviews in November.
(1/5/2009)

Power shifts in Texas Legislature
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SMU Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about the influence of West Texas in the Legislature as Tom Craddick is replaced as speaker.
(1/3/2009)

Heading off holiday stress
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Hal Barkley, director of Counseling in SMU's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, talks about how to cope with families and stress during the holidays.
(12/29/2008)

Gas Chambers
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Student writes about visiting World War II Nazi death camps as part of the SMU Human Rights Education Program.
(12/29/2008)

Women's B'ball advances to C-USA semi-finals
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The SMU women's basketball team defeated the East Carolina University Pirates today (March 6, 2009) in a 77-64 quarterfinal victory at the Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament in New Orleans.

Star-Telegram: 6th quake hits Cleburne
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Another small earthquake hit Cleburne late Friday night, and a city spokesman said it could be helpful to SMU geologists trying to determine whether natural gas drilling is causing the seismic activity.

Celebrating Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday
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Charles Darwin, author of the groundbreaking scientific classic 'On the Origin of Species,' was born on Feb. 12, 1809. SMU marks the occasion with a birthday cake, a lecture by cell biologist Fred Grinnell and a showing of the movie classic 'Inherit the Wind.'

Battling the Flu
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President Turner outlines procedures and resources for coping with the flu.

KERA: Lasting effects of Communism's fall
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Professor James Hollifield, director of SMU's Tower Center for Political Studies, talks to KERA's Think host Krys Boyd about the collapse of European Communism and how it affects global events today.

Journalists present Tate Forum and Lecture
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Three leading journalists discussed the environment, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other global challenges during the Tate Distinguished Lecdture Series' Turner Construction Student Forum on Tuesday, September 8.

Better Ideas
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Local students and global thought leaders meet at SMU to ask, "What Will Change Everything?"

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WS Journal: Last-minute dash for tuition
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Students who still find tuition bills daunting can ask about tuition payment plans, which allow payments to be made in small installments. Southern Methodist University in Dallas, for example, offers a half-dozen options with terms ranging from four to 12 months, with enrollment fees of $50 to $150.